We’re back again to answer all of your questions- what’s exactly is a "unit" of blood and how do we go about giving it? What on earth is the difference between FFP and ELP and cryodepleted plasma? And what do each of them sound like, if you were to interpret them via a completely unnecessary collection of household objects? As always, we’ve got you covered.

Timestamps:

00:55 - Bashar's special presentation
03:42 - Where do we get blood from?
05:53 - Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBC)
08:20 - When and how to transfuse PRBC
11:07 - Clerical checks
13:02 - Platelets
18:12 - Plasma products
18:32 - Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)
20:00 - FFP vs ELP
24:00 - Cryodepleted plasma
25:10 - Cryoprecipitate
27:24 - Albumin
28:15 - Fractionated clotting factors
29:07 - Immunoglobulins
31:12 - Leukocyte tranfusion
34:57 - Reducing transfusion-transmitted infection
38:00 - Take home messages

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